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| - While I am not too big a fan of the dive bar scene, this is a good place to catch a local show. A friend's hubby is in a band, and they frequently perform here, so I came here for two of his shows.
Wow, this bar is roomy! I am used to cramped dive bars, but this place is quite large, with lots of room even away from the "concert floor". They have a couple pool tables and a couple of arcade games, though those tend to be blocked by an engineering booth during live shows. There is a pit in front of the stage which acts as a concert floor. I can't comment on the drinks since both times I came I was a sober driver.
The sound is crisp and clear, and while it is a smaller music venue the audio never feels like it's going to blow your eardrums to South America. If you stand near the bar or pool tables, you can even have a reasonably audible conversation. Shows do have cover, but the prices are very reasonable, and you can often get presale tickets for less if you know anyone in the bands.
I do have one large pet peeve with shows in this venue: they never start on time! They go by what I have effectively dubbed "Cheyenne Saloon time", in that all shows start one hour AFTER their scheduled start time. The second time I came here, my friend's band was third on the lineup, and the first band started just after 10 PM. They eventually went on at like 1 in the morning, and by then we were all burnt out and just wanted to go home (the second band was awful, and were on stage for about an hour compared to most other bands who play for around 30 mins). Please start on time!
Secondly, since I wasn't drinking alcohol, I wanted an energy drink. They didn't have Red Bull, but they had some generic brand that I never heard of. The can still cost five or six bucks! Are you kidding me? Some of the domestic beer costs less than that, and it's not even Red Bull! Non-alcoholic drinks SHOULD NOT cost as much as an import brew. Makes it harder to want to be a DD, le sigh.
By the way, someone scratched a passage from the Book of Revelation in the bathroom, and it's filled with typos. That's annoying to this English major, so fix it!
Personally, I don't like watching concerts in bars, preferring an exclusively music venue like The Farm, but it still is a good place to catch a show, and I will probably find myself coming here again for other shows.
PROS:
Big and roomy for a dive bar
Clear audio that doesn't sound too loud or distorted.
Good setup for shows
CONS:
Generic energy drinks are pricey for this DD!
You'll come out smelling like a human sized Malboro
Shows start late!
THE VERDICT: Good live music venue, but not a favorite of mine. I'll occasionally come back.
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